Planet Hunting - Hubble Takes A Look At Fomalhaut b
Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 17:07
in Astronomy & Space
Estimated to be no more than three times Jupiter's mass, the planet, called Fomalhaut b, orbits the bright southern star Fomalhaut, located 25 light-years away in the constellation Piscis Austrinus (the Southern Fish). read more
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